Numerical assessment of post-earthquake fire response of steel buildings

• Published in: Safety science Vol. 157; p. 105921
• Main Authors: Risco, G.V., Zania, V., Giuliani, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Fire insulation damage; Fire protected steel frame; Fire resistance reduction; Framed steel building; Nonlinear FE analysis; Post-earthquake fire; Framed steel building; Fire insulation damage; Fire protected steel frame; Post-earthquake fire; Nonlinear FE analysis; Fire resistance reduction

•Post-earthquake fire resistance of fire protected and unprotected steel frames of different heights is investigated.•The response to earthquake and fire is modeled by means of a nonlinear thermos-plastic dynamic analysis carried out in a commercial FE code.•The insulation damage is assumed as unifo...